| Mission type | Earth observation Technology |
|---|---|
| Operator |  ASI |
| COSPAR ID | 2019-015A |
| SATCAT no. | 44072 |
| Website | prisma-i |
| Mission duration | 5 years (planned) 5 years, 8 months and 2 days (elasped) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | Leonardo OHB Italia |
| Launch mass | 830 kilograms (1,830 lb) |
| Dimensions | 1.75 m x 1.54 m x 3.4 m |
| Power | 350 W (avg.) 700 W (max) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 22 March 2019, 01:50:35 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Vega[2] |
| Launch site | Kourou ELV |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Sun-Synchronous Orbit |
| Eccentricity | 0 |
| Apogee altitude | 614 km (382 mi) |
| Inclination | 98.19 degrees |
| Period | 99 minutes |
| Mean motion | 15 |
| Repeat interval | 29 days |
| Epoch | Planned |
| Transponders | |
| Band | S Band (tracking/control) X band (data transmission) |
| Frequency | 9.6 GHz |
| Bandwidth | 155 Mbit/s |
PRISMA (PRecursore IperSpettrale della Missione Applicativa,[2] Hyperspectral PRecursor of the Application Mission) is an Italian Space Agency pre-operational and technology demonstrator mission focused on the development and delivery of hyperspectral products and the qualification of the hyperspectral payload in space.[3]